Stalking evil

Article Abstract:

A pioneer in criminal psychology narrates how he used behavioral science to track lawbreakers. Working with the FBI, he was able to prove to his colleagues that this approach is a very powerful tool for solving heinous crimes by contributing to the arrest of famous criminals such as Ed Kemper.

Author: Douglas, John, Olshaker, Mark
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1996
Evaluation, Excerpt, Criminal psychology, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Book)

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Stalking evil

Article Abstract:

An FBI agent relates how personality profiling has been used to track down serial killers and rapists such as Ed Kemper, David Carpenter, Carmine Calabro and Wayne Williams. Most of these killers wanted to be a police officer at some point in their lives.

Author: Douglas, John, Olshaker, Mark
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
Methods, Usage, Personality assessment, Crime analysis

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Virus hunter

Article Abstract:

US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Disease Assessment Division Chief C.J. Peters narrates the triumphs and failures of his staff and office in tracking down and containing various kinds of lethal viruses.

Author: Peters, C.J., Olshaker, Mark
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1997
Research, Virus diseases, Viruses, Identification and classification, United States. Army. Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Peters, C.J.

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Subjects list: Psychological aspects, Criminals
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